The Tigers halted a four-game losing streak as their seniors showed the best of themselves down the stretch against Portland. Andrew Bock made clutch free throws, Sama Taku had a driving 3-point play, and Trevin Harris and Tony Gill made key 3-pointers and Pacific pulled out a 68-65 victory before 3,007 at Spanos Center.

After being fouled on a full-speed, full-court drive to the basket, Bock made two free throws with 2.9 seconds remaining for the lead. Then, Portland's inbounds pass was intercepted by junior Aaron Short, who added two free throws for the final margin.

"It was an emotional day for the players and the coaches because we put a lot into this," Pacific coach Ron Verlin said. "It's a great, fitting way for our seniors to go out, and it was fitting how they stepped up to get us the win."

The win gives hope to the Tigers (15-14, 6-12 West Coast Conference) heading into the WCC Tournament in Las Vegas, where they will enter as the No. 8 seed and play No. 9 Santa Clara at 6 p.m. or 8 p.m. on Thursday.

Bryce Pressley, son of former Sacramento Kings player Harold Pressley, scored 19 points for Portland (15-15, 7-11) on 7-of-7 shooting, and center Thomas Van Der Mars had 17 points and seven rebounds. The rest of the Pilots shot 9 of 32 from the field.

The seniors carried the game for Pacific after the Senior Day ceremonies with their families. Harris finished with a career-high 19 points, while Bock had 11 points, six assists and five rebounds. Gill finished with nine points and seven rebounds, including a corner 3-pointer with 2:15 remaining that gave Pacific its first lead of the second half.

Bock, who made four free throws in the final 1:28, said the key to him sinking the game-clinching shots was that he freed his mind.

"You don't want to think about them, just go through your routine," Bock said. "You know they're going to ice you (with a timeout), but I just wanted to shoot them like normal and that's what I did."

Harris saw his career-best day end with a huge ice pack on his right shoulder after injuring it in the final minute. Harris was writhing in pain on the ground as the Pilots took their final lead by capitalizing on the 5-on-4 scenario with a putback by Riley Barker. Harris said the Tigers were experiencing déjà vu down 48-40 with 11 minutes left, but made the collective decision to snap out of their two-week funk.

"We came out and said we're not going to let it happen again and we dug our feet in," Harris said. "We needed this, we really did. Any bit of momentum you can have going into the postseason is good."

Pacific still only shot 40.4 percent for the game, but did manage to make 10 of 25 from beyond the arc, led by Harris, who was 5 of 8. Taku finished with eight points, as did freshman T.J. Wallace. The Tigers had a 34-30 rebounding edge and committed only six turnovers.